Eyelet.



F. 11. OGDEN, DEGD. J. E. OGDEN, ADMINISTRATOR.

BYELBT.

APPLIUATIUN FILED JULY L1, 1910.

985,761. 4 Patented Feb. 21, 191-1.

WITNESSES: 1

To all whom it may concern:

v UNITED STATE$ ]E 2A TENT OFFICE.

FREDBTG D. OGDEN, DECEASED, LATE OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY; JOHN EDWARI? OGDEN, ADMINISTRATOR. Q

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

Application filed July 14, 1910. Serial No. 571,904.

Be it known that FREDRIo D. OGDEN, deceased, formerly a citizen of the United States and a 'resident of thecity of Bayonne, county ,of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, did, prior to his decease, ipvent certain new and useful Improvemen' s in Eyelets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany- .ing drawings, forming a part thereof.

The main' object of the present invention is to provide a'simple form of eyeletwhich "may be secured in position from one side of the structure to which it is to be attached so that it may be employed in connection with structuresto which access can be had at one side only.

To the foregoing end the invention consists in aneyelet comprising a body portion and a head at one end, the opposite end thereof having clamping elements provided with portions which project inward into the path of a bolt or spindle to be inserted therein, the said clamping elements being adapted to be forced outward by engagement-with said bolt or spindle and provided with portions which, when they are so forced outward,

. perspective of an will engage the rear face of the structure to which the. eyelet is to be applied and so clamp'the eyelet in position.

In order that the invention may bethoroughly understood, I will now proceed to describe an embodiment thereof, having reftrating the same, and will then point out the novel features in claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in eyelet constructed in .accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same in the act of being applied in use. Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2, showing the same after it has been applied.

The eyelet comprises a tubular body portion 5', a head or flange 6 disposed at one. end thereof, and clamping tongues 7 at the opposite end thereof. The body portion is preferably interiorlythreaded and as a matter of convenience in manufacture substantially the entirebody portion may be corrugated helioally to form such screw threads. The tongues 7 at the inner end of the said eyelet are conveniently formed as extensions of the said body portion and are bent inward so that they will be disposed directly in the path of a bolt or stem when inserted in the said eyelet. These tongues are further provided with outwardly projecting extremities 8 of convenient form.

' When it is desired to attach the eyelet in position the end. having the tongues is inserted through an opening in the part to which it is to be fitted, as, for instance, in the opening 9 in the element 10 shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and a bolt or spindle 11 is then inserted into the said eyelet. In Fig. 3this bolt is shown as fitted to the internal screw threads of the eyelet and as the bolt is screwed up into the eyelet it will be apparent that the end thereof will engage the C inwardly projecting tongues 7 As the bolt is screwed farther in it will force these tongues outward until finally they reach the position shown in Fig. 3 wherein the outwardly turned extremities 8 will engage the rear face of the element 10 whereby to clamp the eyelet securely in position. The

bolt 11 may now beremoved or the said boltmay be employed for clamping some article to the element 10, the e elet then acting as a nut for the bolt 11 which in turn acts as a clamping or holding bolt in a manner well understood.

An eyelet of this larlyadapted for use-in conjunction with sheet-metal ceilings, window frames, sashes, doors, and in fact alltypes of sheet metal work, either as an eyelet proper or as con stituting, when it is secured in position, a nut for receiving a bolt.

What is claimed is:

1. An eyelet comprising a hollow internally screw threaded tubular body provided with other end with inwardly extending clamping 'tongues, the extremities of which are outwardly turned.

2. The combination with an eyelet comprising a hollow internally screw threadeddescription is particua head at one end and at the end, of a screw threaded bolt fitted thereto, bolt engages them they will be forced out 10 the said body portion of the eyelet being Ward to clamp the eyelet into position.

provided at the end thereof opposite the JOHN EDWARD OGDEN I end h.1 v1 n the head with extenslons whloh Admz-mgmaatw f the estate of Fwedmic D. IJIOJBCtinwald into the path of the bolt 0 d deg aged whereby they will be engaged by the end of g e the said bolt as the bolt is screwed into the Witnesses:

eyelet, the said clamping portions having I. B. MOORE, outwardly turned extremities so that 'as the E S. MORRIS. 

